Chapter 5

1.) The …………………………………….missile crashed into a house. Fortunately no one was at home. 2.) He carefully ……………………………………….. his steps back to the road. 3.) The animal will not attack unless it is …………………………………. 4.) The ball ………………………………………………off the goalie’s shoulder. 5.) Hillary ……………………………………………………… him with a vase. 6.) The motorcyclist was ……………………………………………in and out of traffic. 7.) Some guy ………………………………….. with a security guard for a few minutes before he was arrested. 8.) When the newspaper refused to admit that the story was false, the actor filed a …………………………………………………… against the publisher. 9.) Everyone on the …………………………………….. trip died. 10.) The class had ………………………………………..problems.

1.) I was startled by a sharp ……………………………..on the door. 2.) The remains of the house were ………………………….after the fire. 3.) She ………………………………… placed the cake down on the table. 4.) A heavy lunch makes me …………………………………………………. in the afternoon. 5.) She …………………………………………………………up the hill. 6.) There were ……………………………………………………… dark clouds gathering overhead. 7.) The seat is ……………………………………. to the base by three screws. 8.) The fort’s defenses were thought to be …………………………………………………. 9.) After the earthquake, rescuers began digging through the ………………………. in search of survivors.

2)Answer in complete sentences

1.) Why didn’t the school take disciplinary action against Dana Matherson? ______________________________________________________________________ 2.) What did Roy find in the woods? _______________________________________________________________ 3.) What was in the bag that Roy emptied on the ground? _______________________________________________________________ 4.) How did Roy react when he saw the snakes? _______________________________________________________________ 5.) What had Roy learnt to do when he came across a bear? ______________________________________________________________ 6.) What did the boy do to Roy when Roy stepped away from the snakes? ______________________________________________________________ 7.) How did Roy feel after meeting the boy? _____________________________________________________________ 8.) What was odd about the snakes? _____________________________________________________________ 3) Write T for True or F for False beside these statements about the story.

1.) The school decided not to punish Dana.______ 2.) Roy was not worried about being hit with a golf ball again. _____ 3.) The snakes had been used in an art project. _____ 4.) Roy knew what to do when he saw a bear. _____ 5.) Roy ran when he saw the bear. _____ 6.) The boy didn’t trust Roy. _____ 7.) Roy untied himself when the boy left. _____ 8.) Roy felt frightened and discouraged. _____

4) Find words or phrases in the story similar in meaning to the following

5) Complete the following paragraph by putting in the correct form of the verb in brackets.

As soon as he could Roy ……………………………………….(leave) and ………………………………………..(head) straight for the golf course where he had last …………………………………………..(see) the running boy. He …………………………………………(look) in vain for a path and at last …………………………………………..(push) his way into the woods. After a little while he …………………………………………(come) across a clearing where he ……………………………………………………..(find) a campfire and three bags. When Roy ……………………………………..(open) one bag he got the surprise of his life. It ……………………………………….(be) full of snakes. The running boy …………………………………………(appear) behind him and …………………………………………(tie) his hands and …………………………………………………….(put) a hood over his head.